Inside the Tech: Why DJI Drones Lead the World

[@showpics]

Hi! In case if you are interested in Frank Tao's thesis, which I mentioned in the video. You can check it by this link: lbezone.hkust.edu.hk/pdfviewer/web/viewer.php?file=aHR0cHM6Ly9sYmV6b25lLmhrdXN0LmVkdS5oay9vYmovMS9vL2IxMTU1Njc3L2IxMTU1Njc3LnBkZg==#page=1

[@alexandracrawford800]

To enjoy a creative process is to experience growth, personal development, insight and leadership. To support your workforce fully brings confidence and success.

[@floridaoutdooradventures8981]

I LOVE ALL DJI PRODUCTS! I have mini 3 and min 4 pro, Avata, Pocket 3 and Action 4. I have never had any issues with any of them. DJI builds very high quality products, THE ABSOLUTE BEST!!!

[@edringweeko3419]

The creator of DJI deserves recognition

[@sairlordmusic]

Nobel prize in some way, he has changed many industries..

[@sUASNews]

Yes, the Openpilot project

[@georgefaulk2528]

They deserve to be put in prison for spying.

[@madmad932]

@@georgefaulk2528 u mean, u.s.a?

[@aaroncapricorn5867]

especially for those who have met with one on a fatal occasion on the battlefield :)

[@cotyoran0652]

DJI is the only few companies excited me about future up to now. Thank you Tao !

[@edringweeko3419]

The creator of DJI and the the creator of this video deserves recognition

[@showpics]

Haha, thanks ✌🏻

[@jlmundo2]

huge respect for Wang Tao, people like this make the world a better place and our lives nor boring.

[@riverbankfisher]

My fleet of DJI quadcopters includes the Phantom 3 Standard, the Phantom 3 Pro, the Mavic 1 Pro, the Mavic Pro Platinum, the Mavic 2 Pro, the Mavic 2 Zoom, the Air 1, and the Air 3, all bought sight unseen and used on eBay. Calibrating the IMU, compass, obstacle avoidance sensors, and camera gimbal was all it took for those vintage drones to fly and film as though they were brand new. KZbin's algorithm surprised me today by suggesting I check out this fresh look at DJI's success story, which includes footage and photos of the surprisingly young man whose electronics engineering genius propelled DJI from humble beginnings to world market domination. Liked and subscribed.

[@RickBeacham]

Sounds like I should buy a used drone?

[@riverbankfisher]

@@RickBeacham I highly recommend buying used DJI drones, and when buying on eBay from a long-established seller gives the buyer the option to return the product for a refund.

[@TheDronzDr]

I believe when DJI came out with the DJI Mavic Pro is when DJI sold more drones than any drone on the market today.

[@showpics]

Yeah, kind of. I’ll give more details in the next episode 🙌🏻

[@farmerfarmerer3847]

I recall Gopro having a big release of their drone, and it felt like DJI released the mavic days or weeks later - the Mavic had fold away arms and blades and slipped in to a trouser pocket.

[@bishalscreation]

Dji is the king 👑 in drone manufacturing

[@robwasnj]

So well done, been flying DJI for years, found the history fascinating.

[@mrrolandlawrence]

wow some REALLY early DJI footage there. Crazy to see how far they have come in such a short time!

[@bpeng2000]

This is called China speed, actually Shengzheng speed, for which prototype to production can happen in a week.

[@kabalisaulu8157]

I love the way you do your research. We appreciate your videos.

[@RustyLid]

This was very enlightening. Thank you for making this video! I was an early fan of GoPro and thought they were very innovative. But being in the tropics I would always end up with overheating issues. With each new release GoPro would claim to have fixed overheating and improved battery life. Time after time I would pick up the new model only to realize that they overheat easily here also. So I bought a DJI Action 4 and that all changed. In over a year it has never overheated and in my opinion is a much superior product to the GoPro offerings. Now I have the DJI Action 5 (wow), DJI Gimble, DJI Mic 2, DJI Neo and will continue to use DJI products simply because they have proven time and again that they are high quality and reliable products. Oh, and because of the Neo (great fun) I see another DJI drone in my near future.

[@showpics]

Wow! I’m glad you liked the video and shared your experience with us! It’s so nice to try many different devices, so you know all the pros and cons of them not from someone’s reviews, but your own experience. Appreciate it!

[@Anadrolus]

Please check if the Action 5 Pro overheats with the new high bitrate firmware !

[@RustyLid]

@@Anadrolus Excellent question! I haven't had it overheat yet, but my longest shot with the Action 5 is only about 10 minutes. When I get back home I'll take it on a long ride in the heat and humidity of Cambodia. Set to the highest stability and bit rate it should be a good test.

[@Anadrolus]

@@RustyLid Yes please do it would be so interesting to know the results ! thank you very much

[@johnmajka5404]

Excellent video, I absolutely love DJI, & I own 8 DJI Drones. I have the Mini 3, Mini 4 Pro, AIR 2S, AIR 3, Mavic 3 Pro, DJI FPV Drone, Avata 2, Neo, all Fly More Combo's. My wife also owns a Mini 4 Pro, I also have an Autel Evo Lite Plus Premium bundle, & Potensic Atom 3 Axis Gimbal version, but in my experience, nothing compares with DJI. Im currently studying for my Part 107 Comercial Drone License.

[@alfredolacompoengan392]

can i have one

[@bibeksah4953]

Great research about dji initial phase. The founder deserves more recognition for this revolution in consumer aviation.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

The open source community that "inspired" him deserves even more.

[@ResourceTeller]

Hey I do appreciate your hard work, please make part two of this video

[@manp1039]

Wow, that video brought back a memory! Back in the late 90s/early 2000s, I saw my first-ever quadcopter at the TRW swap meet in El Segundo. This thing was huge, probably 3 feet across, with wooden arms! It was mesmerizing to watch it fly, even though they kept it pretty low to the ground (around 5 feet). It drew a massive crowd. This was way before DJI was even around. I have a feeling one of the aerospace engineers from the nearby companies built it. I remember thinking how amazing it was, especially since the only other remote-controlled aircraft I knew of back then were gas and electric helicopters (which always seemed super dangerous!). I even remember asking the pilot how he was able to keep it balanced. He spoke of some technology on it that would keep it balanced for hovering on its own in one spot.

[@trishul1331]

The creator of dji, of this video, of youtube deserve recognition.

[@kean-leongang1167]

Make a video about how the Israelis and the Ukrainians discarded American military drones, and instead bought DJI drones and modify the payload for military use.

[@Idahomie]

Not tje whole story..a gross simplification of the issue

[@Mainbusfail]

Edited for narrative and content? Or the real whole story

[@Hopelesswanderer81]

Dummy watching to much TikTok fear monger 🤡

[@revolutionnow5227]

Facts an Americans will never admit that DJI is the best there is . They believe they are the best in everything 😂

[@alsanamir497]

@@revolutionnow5227as mothers taught

[@frankycro]

I still have my first drone that I designed 2012. for use with DJI naza flight controller, that was a real game changer, still good as new 🤘

[@rihadalif]

Bro alone started the drone industry.

[@firstnamelastname5736]

Can't wait for part-3 about Shenzhen!

[@georgefaulk2528]

Part 3 where the ccp use slave labor to make the DJI spy drones.

[@MMABeijing]

highly informative video, thank you for the background research and the editing...that's obviously a lot of work.

[@XiaoLiuMy]

I think one of the most important thing that people always overlook especially Colin, DJI base is in ShenZhen, how can you beat it in terms of pricing, development, talent, high efficiency production…😅

[@showpics]

Definitely 💯! I’ll tell more about it in the next episode this week.

[@VinayKumar-lf1xu]

Truly inspiring, I've always wondered about the technology behind DJI. Now I understand it's because of lots of failures and research by the Wang Tao. Remarkable.

[@aditawks]

Such well put and well researched video !

[@ahmadalhuwaish7504]

The biggest driver of their sucess is that they are vertically integrated, developing every part of their desings.

[@paultreviska9417]

What an Excellent Video, I have learned so much. Thank you.

[@usmanaryan]

Such a great research buddy. Really appreciate your work. Will must shoutout your this video.

[@showpics]

Thank you! 🫶🏻

[@grasroots]

Fantastic documentary. Thanks!

[@GopiKiran-lp3qg]

What a deep research. Love from India ❤️

[@roro-v3z]

Yeah, India should ally with China, we should partner and make friends wizh china

[@LauroJoseHerner]

Great video! Congrats on the research

[@gregparrott]

Nice documentary. I have seen videos of the drone based light shows held in China, where something like EIGHT THOUSAND drones fly in synchrony. Amazing stuff.! One question is HOW do they do this? The bandwidth is too limited for addressing each individually in any complex manner. Plus, in an urban environment, there is likely to be interfering noise.

[@Mr.wonderfully]

Greatest invention since the first iphone .

[@marutmarlert7603]

He should be awarded with a Nobel price…

[@srinivasvaranasi1645]

A Fascinating story indeed!

[@760sky9]

Just when I was considering a different brand or custom drone for my 5th drone,thank you for reminding me DJI already has it down! That G.Taoh for sure is way smarter than me

[@madmad932]

as dji neo user, i love their products!

[@EkyRasta]

terimakasih DJI , saya pengguna ekosistem DJI sangat terbantu untuk kebutuhan filmmaking

[@MartinoGD67]

Excellent Video...a succes story!!!

[@showpics]

Thanks!

[@SamiLuo]

such a good video, thanks for your hard work mate

[@showpics]

Thanks, I’m glad you liked the video 😉

[@ayedunjossyoladipupo1235]

Excellent video!!! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@showpics]

Thanks a lot!

[@allancopland1768]

Good work. I've owned three DJI drones. All were excellent in their own way. My Ohantom3 went to a friend while I still have my Mavic Platinum Pro and Mini2. DJI are the best in the business.

[@showpics]

Thanks for commenting and sharing your experience. I’ll take more about Phantoms in the next episode 🙌🏻

[@fanaticforager6610]

Because he’s been ‘allowed’ to innovate ✔️ #☂️

[@endxrz_]

im on my 3rd dji drone already, i had the mini 2, sold it and bought the mini 4 pro and now bought the avata 2

[@youandiryan]

So basically DJI had a choice to choose between making drones strictly for corporations and government stuff. Or go the second route and go consumer. And this quite possibly was the best decision that they ever made. If they had gone with their first route nobody would really know who they are today. I mean people in China would. But they ended up going for the second consumer route. And this in turn caused their popularity and name to explode, now there's very few people on the planet that don't know the name DJI . Now in 2024 DJI is the dominant company for drones. Few companies can even come close. And their drones are incredibly popular among millions and millions of people. I have had three DJI drones. And my current one is the Air 3.

[@barrybegley5379]

A "wealth" of information. Excellent graphics. Fun learning tool. Thank You. Great effort. Well worth watching. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

[@Mehdi-t6f7k]

lots of new ... tnx

[@Mr.wonderfully]

Very well made drones DJI the best no doubt

[@shahanweerakoon958]

Great Content

[@metamuhamudnoah2856]

Respect to dji

[@RGSTR]

This is a really nice AI-generated video. I actually liked the very objective and less emotional way of delivery. Simple and informative. Thank you!

[@showpics]

Thanks for commenting! It really motivates me to create new videos :)

[@mechannel7046]

​@@showpicsBut is this video created by AI?

[@akifdemircelik2208]

Precise micro accelerometers were the critical key for development

[@S2KPHD]

If only DJI Neo has obstacle avoidance, it would be the "Ultimate" beginner's drone.... *sigh*

[@ceylonrailwayunion9221]

Super explanation

[@brucetrappleton6984]

Great video. Thank you.

[@showpics]

I’m glad you liked it ✌🏻

[@kensou2828]

Great and solid research

[@_lecoupdepouce]

Awesome work mate !

[@deekshithbirwa8742]

Nice video

[@DimitrisRizikianos]

phantom 1 price was at 530 euros,without a gibal only with a plastic case for gopro 2. the first gibals was 2 axis. zenmmuse H3-3D was the first gimbal for phantom 1 and 2.

[@elviskaya]

❤❤very impressive

[@TheLeaderr]

Still loving my Mini 3 Pro :D

[@mahmodulhasan7]

Love form Bangladesh the 🇧🇩

[@bruceatkins2414]

Good products with the exception of planned obsolescence and no backward compatibility. When spending thousands of dollars, I’d like some future proofing for batteries at the minimum.

[@jesselima_dev]

Nice video!

[@showpics]

Thanks for watching!

[@StvnRon]

Thank you mr. Wang 🫶❤😊

[@fcava-ti7mb]

Very nice video👍

[@SuperLanyard]

You're sick dude.

[@reubenpelham5735]

Very good presentation.

[@showpics]

Thank you!

[@Callsign-Blade_RunnerSG]

The litmus test is if DJI could create a drone which could help CARRY wounded mountaineers from Mount Everest down to safety. That would be the ultimate Showcase of it’s benefit to society. 👍🏼

[@SGVisionary]

Thanks subscribed❤

[@mit4c]

the apple of drones as i describe them to casuals :))

[@TheElectronicDilettante]

Excellent video. Can you explain or do a video on the drone brand called “ Specta”? It’s supposedly a new quadcopter startup , based in Hong Kong. The bizarre thing is that the two quads they offer the Specta Mini and Specta Air are DJI quads without the DJI markings. Even the Smart Phone App is 99% identical to that of DJI? When you open a Specta Mini and compare to an open DJI Mini 2 or 4K you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between the two. Thanks for the video and I look forward to learning what is found regarding Specta.

[@showpics]

Thanks for commenting and giving me idea for the next videos. I’ll try to do it after DJI series. Btw, in next episode I’ll tell more about some of DJI’s competitors in Shenzhen.

[@jerseyshoredroneservices225]

Very interesting. Great video.

[@MungaiJm]

Your videos are exceptionally good for such a small YT channel.

[@showpics]

Thank you!

[@Tman76]

The heli you showed at the beginning was $30,000. I used to own a larger Align TRex 600 and it cost around 2 grand. Were you referring to the second one?

[@cadianzz]

You can probably see their lunar explorer drone in action before the actual manned mission in 2029

[@84jordie]

IMO Dji is the best Tech company coming from China, apart from their automotive companies like BYD. This is the one that is similar to Sony, that they innovate, and make great build quality.

[@donkeykong516]

DJI has no peer. Awesome drone that affordable

[@matthewhedge8955]

18:30 “there have been no more third-party brands in DJI’s lineup” and then literally the next cut is an iPad

[@mmclarkmedia]

Impressive

[@rock不是摇滚]

这视频真专业，在我们国内也算牛逼了。

[@Gevin-ig7vd]

the mini 4 pro collision avoidance doesn't work if it gets even slightly dark. i have to fly indoors because phx is too hot much of the yr & gotta keep batteries fresh

[@MrVerno1960]

I still have one of the DJI gen 1 flight controllers on a quad copter and it still Flys great.

[@showpics]

Good quality 🫶🏻

[@SkyDomeVIZE]

Good story, funny how engineers aren't the best business people, but if surrounded by good businesses people they can succeed.

[@showpics]

True, people with two different kinds of mind

[@somiwitl665]

Mostly engineers are not focus on profits they focus on deliver better products and improve it to made more efficient and productive. I.e... Steve Jobs, he hasnt any idea of engineering but was remarkable visionary and good talking to convince anyone, he was capable of selling you a grain of sand in a desert.

[@khanhhung8959]

DJI is the best bargain

[@ivantan5690]

Would love to join and be a part of this company someday......

[@peterarbeitsloser1746]

This shounds like chatgpt

[@sairlordmusic]

ive used drones since the beginning ive also worked in inertial reference systems (mil), good video you made the strong point of the Kalman filter and PID control...

[@brainthesizeofplanet]

So the idea / concept of a quad Copter came from New Zealand.... interesting

[@lake-j5n]

DJI from design to research and development and chips are their own production, not subject to any foreign constraints, drone patent DJI accounted for more than 95%, drones do not need high-end chips, China's own production of 7-48 nanometres can be used, the US military is also stealing procurement, because there is no more cost-effective drones in the world, so no matter how the United States sanctions are a joke, Huawei has also broken through its own chip at present, so 🇺🇸 what can be done in addition to sanctions, I just want to say that the West should not force DJI into a real military enterprise, once it is converted to military, the annual output is tens of millions of units, various models will have, how many troops in the United States can endure, look at the Russian-Ukrainian war to know that the war mode has changed.

[@bigwangmark]

Helicopter create lift via an aerofoil blades like an airplane wing while quadcopters create lift via trust only.

[@iamsam87v]

No one talk's about the main reason. Mad funding over and over. This in one company that so many hoped would go public just so we could invest.

[@DionProbo]

Hoo.. shoot.. its DJI 😅😂😊

[@TheTwistedStone]

You completely missed the Silverlit X-UFO that started the boom after some bright spark in Germany created a modification board which replaced the mechanical gyro.

[@showpics]

Yeah, thanks for reminding it. However it was more like a flying toy only 🥹

[@TheTwistedStone]

@@showpics I still have one... :)

[@narpat007]

nice but some of the graphical contents could have been chosen better

[@showpics]

Sure, I've just started making videos not so long ago, so hopefully my skills will become better and better with every new video. Thank you for your comment!

[@metseto]

dji inspire 2 user.. like here😜

[@showpics]

👍

[@forrestfreeri794]

Where is Colin Guinn now?

[@NilsTillander]

Oooh, you skipped over the Phantom 2 Vision and Vision+! In your defense, they were pretty terrible.

[@curbie1150]

Frank Wank, Wang Tau, Frank Tau. pick a name and stick with it. love your drones ! I got 3 of them !

[@showpics]

I got it. Thanks for noticing 😉